Wildfires are a growing global threat, fueled by the complex interplay of climate change, human activity, and natural factors. Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and shifting weather patterns linked to climate change are intensifying the frequency, severity, and unpredictability of wildfires. Wildfires can devastate ecosystems, displace communities, and release vast amounts of carbon dioxide, further exacerbating climate change. As scientists work to unravel the dynamics of wildfire behavior, challenges remain in predicting fire patterns, mitigating risks, and understanding their long-term impacts on biodiversity and human health. Bridging the gap between scientific understanding and practical solutions will be crucial in adapting to this escalating crisis and building resilience against its far-reaching consequences.
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- Monday, April 28, 2025 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Over the summer and fall of 2024, ICAP supported 18 students from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in completing their required practica. Students engaged in projects ranging from HIV intervention evaluations, digital interventions in decreasing stigma around […]
- Monday, April 28, 2025 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Over the summer and fall of 2024, ICAP supported 18 students from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in completing their required practica. Students engaged in projects ranging from HIV intervention evaluations, digital interventions in decreasing stigma around […]
- Friday, April 25, 2025 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
This workshop will examine the connections between Christian-secular colonial empires and the Anthropocene. Bringing together perspectives from political theology and environmental humanities, participants will explore the religious and political dimensions of climate change, its history, and our theorizations of it. How do the imperial-colonial and theologico-political dimensions of extraction and […]
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